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A private letter from Seuthes to a man he calls his brother, mentioning a letter received, a man not allowed to carry something, and a mina of Porphyrios received under seal. Most of the letter consists of greetings from family members and others. It dates to the 3rd century AD.
The middle of the letter is damaged and its wording garbled, so the sense of the request about bringing something is uncertain. The 'mina' may be a weight or sum of money.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Seuthes an seinen Bruder). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ […]Σεύθης χαίρειν. κομισάμενος τὰ γράμματα ησ[…]αρεμοιχαι […]ων[…]ι παριων οὐκ εἴακα τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐνεγκεῖν αὐτὰ καὶ τὴν μνᾶν Πορφυρίου ἐλάβαμεν ἐσφραγισμένα. ἐρχόμενος ἔτι ἐκκόμισαί μοι μαθειν και μους διὰ τὸ διεστροφός. ἀσπάζεταί σε ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ μήτηρ …
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